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ATHLETIC have snapped up non-league goal machine Matt Smith from Solihull Moors on a two-year free transfer deal. The 21-year-old — who is 6ft 6in tall — bagged 23...
Date Published 23/05/2011
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Date Published 20/05/2011
Angling: THE first two rounds of the Cairo AC summer league, contested on Denshaw Vale, saw Matt Corbally take top spot on both occasions. In the first meeting the Tight Lines...
ATHLETICS: DAVE McBride of Royton Road Runners smashed his personal best in the Chester Half Marathon. He recorded a time of one hour 20 minutes and seven seconds to claim...
Bowls: TONGE remain on course to retain the Manchester Premier League title after another convincing victory. They swept aside Chorlton outfit Lloyds Hotel 11-3 (199-138) with...
FOOTBALL: HIGH Crompton earned a dramatic 4-3 extra-time victory over Royton FC in the D & J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier Division Shield...
CRICKET: DELPH go to Kirkburton tomorrow in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership. Grant Jones’ side remain unbeaten after an impressive start to the season....
CRICKET: WOODHOUSES begin their defence of the Walkden Cup on Sunday when they go to Glossop — the only team to have beaten them this season. Defeat against the...
Buoyant Shaw look to follow up surprise win CRICKET: FRESH from their defeat of Bamford Fieldhouse, Shaw look to stay on track at Stayley tomorrow in the Armstrongs Office...
CRICKET: ROYTON professional Luke Procter was today spearheading Lancashire’s bid for a substantial first-innings lead in their LV= County Championship First Division clash...
CRICKET: IF recent form is anything to go by, Oldham and Werneth can look forward to securing places in the quarter-finals of this season’s John Willie Lees Wood Cup....
PROFESSIONAL boxing will make an eagerly-anticipated return to Oldham Sports Centre on June 14. Hattton Promotions present the Craig Watson v Lee Purdy rematch, with Oldham...
BOXING: JOHN Newell anticipates an explosive junior ABA national final against London’s Archie Hutchings on Sunday. The Oldham fighter expects the two 17-year-olds to be...
RUGBY: WATERHEAD will go all out to avoid having to seek re-election tomorrow when they take on Egremont Rangers in their final National Conference League Division two clash of...
MICHAEL Owen has confirmed Manchester United's thoughts have already turned towards tomorrow week’s Champions League final. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to make...
MANCHESTER City have rubbished rumours they are preparing a bid for Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports suggested the cash-rich Blues wanted to lure Ronaldo to...
OLDHAM RL Club have negotiated an extension of Carl Forber's initial one-month loan from Co-operative Championship One leaders Swinton. The month was up after last Sunday's...
DALE Stephens won't leave Athletic on the cheap — if at all. That is the promise made by manager Paul Dickov, who is determined the club will not be taken for a...
A Passionate Woman, Oldham Coliseum WE’ve just had Ghost the Musical and here’s its northern equivalent — Ghost The Attic. But Kay Mellor’s A...
DON’T miss a talk by Dr Judith Frost at Saddleworth Museum in Uppermill tonight. Admission is free to The Religious Houses of Yorkshire from 7.30pm. MOVE to the beat...
A TEACHER from Shaw is donning his running shoes for a cause close to his heart. Simon Howard, who works at Yew Tree School in Chadderton, is running the Edinburgh Marathon...
A SCOUT group is celebrating 90 years of “dib, dib, dobbing” and is appealing for old photographs. The 248th Scouts, based in Derby Street, Failsworth, will be...
TALENTED young actors from Oldham Stagecoach Theatre School are set to make their screen debut in a popular TV series. The 15 students, aged between 13 and 16, have been...
‘We make every attempt to be a good neighbour’ A SHAW resident didn’t count sheep when he couldn’t sleep — he counted lorries. The constant rumbling from a procession of...
Student’s aid mission could prove her most vital lesson A KIND-HEARTED nursing hopeful is counting down to the trip of a lifetime in a bid to help poverty-stricken...
THE case of a 25-year-old care home worker charged with stealing precious items of jewellery from elderly residents has been adjourned until June 2. Stacy Matthews, of...
Childhood sweethearts from Shaw have celebrated 65 years of wedded bliss. Cyril (85) and Aimee (84) Farnworth, of Bidston Close, first met at Grange Road Sunday School and then...
A troubled care home company, which looks after elderly people at two Oldham sites, has plunged into the red as it battles to get its rents reduced. But Southern Cross...
AROUND 40 staff at a food company are fearing for their jobs after being told its Oldham site could close to save costs. AAK Bakery Services has begun a business review that...
Oldham and Rochdale councils could share a raft of services if plans going to next week’s annual meeting are passed. Members of both authorities have been getting...
